Two Sphinxes - Waco, TX
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N 31° 32.447 W 097° 09.370
14R E 675036 N 3491010
Twin sphinxes guard the entrance to the Lee Lockwood Scottish Rite Library and Museum.
Waymark Code: WMRNJG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2016
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The sphinxes were copied from a design on the Supreme Council Building in Washington, D.C. The sculpture was presented as a gift in 1966 from the El Paso Scottish Rite Bodies. The sculpture was kept in storage from 1966 until May 1968 and was dedicated upon completion of the building.
TITLE: Two Sphinxes
ARTIST(S): Federal-Seaboard Terra Cotta Company, fabricator.
DATE: Dedicated May 1968
MEDIUM: Terra Cotta
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000858
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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
2801 West Waco Drive
Waco, TX 76707
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